Dual Enrollment

Dual enrollment courses allow eligible high school students to simultaneously earn credit toward their high school diploma while also earning college credits. Dual enrollment courses are taught at the high school by a PWCS teacher and offer college credits through agreements with the college or university.

PWCS has a dual enrollment agreement with Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA).

Eligibility for Dual Enrollment

High school juniors and seniors who meet the established criteria of the sponsoring college/university are eligible to participate in the dual enrollment courses. Freshmen and sophomores may be granted exceptions on a case-by-case basis.

Benefits of Dual Enrollment

• Allows students to receive high school and college credits simultaneously
• Eliminates the duplication of courses taken in high school and college
• Permits students to accumulate college credits before entering college
• Gives students the opportunity to complete general education courses required at most colleges and allows them to explore different fields before declaring a major
• Facilitates the transition from high school to college by allowing students to get a sense of how high school courses and teachers differ from college courses and professors
• Lowers the cost of a two- or four-year college education

Cost of Dual Enrollment courses

For NOVA courses taken in a PWCS high school (contract dual enrollment), there is no charge for tuition. See your school counselor for more information about fees associated with dual enrollment.

Registration Process

Students should indicate interest in dual enrollment opportunities when meeting with the school counselor to discuss course selection. The school counselor will provide the next steps for registration.

Available Dual Enrollment courses

PWCS students may take the following courses for dual enrollment credit based on established agreements for the 2025-26 school year:

• Advanced Cybersecurity Systems Technology
• Biology 2: Survey of Advanced Topics in Biology
• Calculus 1
• Chemistry 2
• Computer Network Hardware Operations 1, 2, 3, and 4
• Cybersecurity Systems Technology 1 and 2
• Early Childhood Education 1 and 2
• English College Composition 12
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental Science
• IT Web Technologies
• Pre-Calculus With Trigonometry for AB
• SOL English College Composition 11
• Strategic Marketing
• Survey of World Literature 12
• Theatre Arts 3
• Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow 1 and 2
• US/VA Government
• US/VA History
• Welding 1, 2, and 3 

All families of students participating in Dual Enrollment for the 2026-27 school year are required to complete the Dual Enrollment Agreement form in ParentVUE. In ParentVUE, the form is located under Online Forms for the 2025-26 school year. Please note that completing this form is for your student’s participation in dual enrollment for the 2026-27 school year.

Some students wish to get a head start on their college coursework while in high school and wish to take classes that are not included in the dual enrollment agreement. Interested students should discuss this option with their school counselor for more information.